Non-refillable bottle.



PATENTED SEPT. 8, v1903.

- w. E. JOHNSON.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

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aims PETERS co, Pnamumo i UNITED r STATES-f Patented septemberge, i903.

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WILLIAM E. JOHNSON, OFSPOKAN'E, WASHINGTON, AsSIeNOROr ONE- HALF To SAMUEL L. THOMAS, OFTIATTON, WASHINGTON.

NoN-REFIILLABLI-: BOTTLE.

l I l' SPECIFIGATIQN forming part of Letters Inlatent No. 738,686, dated September 8, 1903.

i i Alliplioation` filed January 10. 1903. Seriallo. 138,513. (No model.)

Be it known that Ig'fWILLIAM E. JOHNSON, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Spokane, in the county Yolf Spokane and `State of lVashington, have made certain new and It is the object of my invention to effect an improvement in that classof non-reilllable bottles Which areprovided with a stopper orA plug having a valveadapted to open for discharge ot' contents of bottle when the latter is' held in the required position. x

The details of construction, arrangement,

`and combination of parts are as hereinafter described, andparticularly specified in the claims. n r n In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a central longitudinal section of a bottle-neck provided with my improved valve attachment or stopper. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the valve attachment or stopper detached, Fig.

I 3 is acentral longitudinal section of a portion of the bottle-neck and the valved stopper` therein, the same being shown in the position is a horizontal section on the line 4 4 of Fig. l.'

Fig. 5 is a perspectiveview of the latch-collar` or ring forming an attachment of the stopper and serving tolock thelatter in place.

with valve attached. Fig. 8 is a perspective vievtr of portions of the gaskets or packing api plied to the valve of the stopper.

` In Figsl and 2, A indicates the bottle-neck' and B theplug or stopper inserted in the neck,A

the saine being `shown detached in Fig:` 2.

The bottle -neck is slightly tapered or nan' roWed from the top downward, and near its upper end it is provided with an internalshoulf 3, and a connecting-tube 4, which has a zigr zag form. The upper chamber 2 is provided Fig." 6 is a cross-section of the device shown in Fig.

5. Fig. 7 is an edge view of the valve-seatA latches or catches 7, the same being pivoted to'ithe sides of the ring 6, as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6. The upper ends of these latches being enlarged, they tend to fall outward autmatically, and thus engage the shoulder l i of the bottle-neck A when the stopper Bis inserted. The ring 6 may be divided transversely and its ends lapped and secured or it may be constructed in any other manner which Will adapt it for attachment to the stopper B. It may be constructed of 'liexible orspring` metal and preferably seated upon elastic packing 7 1, preferably cork, Which will be compressed somewhatin the operation of securing together the lapped ends ofthe ring G.

manipulate the latter as to effect Surreptitious r detachment of the stopper., The lower chamber `3 of the stopper B contains the valve-seat i 8 and valve 9. As shown in Figs. `l, 3, and 4, the valve-seat 8 is annular in form and provided lin its upper edge and inner side With a rabbet or groove IO (see Fig. 3) to provide for duly seating the rim of thevalve 9. A rubber gasket or packing 11,(see Fig. 8) is duly Secured in the rabbet l() of the valve! seat and provided with a semieircular groove or depression l2. A corresponding gasket or packing 11 (see Fig. S) is applied to the under side of the valve 9 and provided with a semicircular projection l2a on its under side. It will be seen that when the valve is closed the rib or ,projection l2 of the packing Il fits in the groove l2 of thelOWerpacking/1l, and thus forms liquid-tight seal. The valve 9 is enlarged at the center, land thereby weighted. To assist gravity in holding the valve duly Seated, I apply a coil-spring 13, (see Figs. l and 7,) the same being coiled about the pivot of the valve-hingeand its re- 8 and edge of the valve, as Shown in Fig. 1.

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The valve-seat 8 is held in place in the stopperechamber 3, a packing 14; ofV cork or other Isuitable material being applied between it and the inner sides of the chamber, as shown in Fig. l. The said packing is constructedn such manner as to lap around the lower edge of the chamber 3, and thus interposed between it and the bottle-neck. The valve-seat may be cemented in place as well asqthe packing,

but ordinarily friction alone may suiiice. I.

propose to construct the entire stopper B of glass or metal; but it is to bev understood that .any other suitable materialmay be employed.

The zigzag tube 4c is bent at two sharp or acute angles, so that itis utterly impracticable Yto insert any device through it, and thereby tamper with the valve 9. In other words, surreptitious access to the valve is entirely-.cut off by the form and arrangement of the tube.`

In practical construction of the stopper B it is preferably made integral; but I do not propose in all cases to restrict myself to this con-V struction of this portion of the device, since various ones are practicable.

I It will be seen that when the bottle has been filled with liquid up to the neck the stopper B is easily inserted by simply pressing it down into the neck until its latches 7 automatically engage the shoulder l, as in Fig. l. It will be understood that in this operation the vouter portion of the packing 14 will be firmly compressed between the neck A and the stoppercliamber3, so that the passage of liquid at that point will be effectually and permanently cut oif. A cork l5 is then inserted, the same being made of such form as to enter the chamber 2 0f the stopper B and also fill the upper portion or end of the bottle-neck A, as shown. Thus the contents of the bottle will be effectually sealed, and when it is desired to remove any portion of the same, the' cork` l5 having been detached, the bottle is inclined, as shown in Fig. 3, in which case the force of gravity' acting on the weighted valve is added to the weight of the liquid and the two are sufficient to unseat the valve, as shown. As soon asthe liquid begins to run from. the bottle, a partial vacuum is necessarily formed therein, and thus it sometimes results in causing the valve to reseat, so as to prevent further escape of the liquid; but ordinarily this will not occur, since by the provision of the chamber 3 in the stopperB a considerable volume of airis present and enters the bottle to supply the vacuum created `by the escape of the liquid. It will be understood that when the bottle is held in the position required andpgravity andthe pressure of the liquid overcome the tension of the springtheinertia of the weight of the valve is such as to prevent its returning to its seat so long as a vacuum of only slight tension is created. When the bottle is returned to a horizontal position o'r, better still, to the vertical, the conditions are changed so that the spring eifects the closure of the valve upon its seat. Thus it is impossible to refill the bottle by immersin g it in a liquid and holding it in horizontal position.

It is desirable for the sake of economy that the stopper B with its attachment shall be preserved after the contents of the bottle have been discharged, and for this purpose it is necessary that the bottle-neck may be safely and easily broken to allow removal of the stopper. ForV this purpose I provide the bottle-neck with acircumferential groove 16, (see Fig, 1,)the same being. preferably loc-atedl This groove directly opposite the shoulder l. furnishes a track for a glass #cutting tool or it weakens the neck at that point, so that a light blow upon the exterior v,portion of the neck will effect abreakage' and-,detachment -of the shouldered portion. The stopper with its attachments being removed by the retailer 01 consumer maybe returned to the manufacturer or jobber for reuse.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters .I

provided with an interior shoulder, of a stop-.

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per having a valve in its lower portion, and a y zigzag tube above saidvalve, and means for engaging the aforesaid shoulder, substantially lshown and described.

oted gravity-latches for engaging the aforesaid shoulder, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination, with a bottle-neck having an internal shoulder, of the valved 4stopper having an enlarged upper portion,

and a metal ring secured to the latter and provided with devices for engaging said shoulder, substantially as shown and described.

4. The combination, with a bottle-neck having an internal shoulder, of a valved stopper, a ring applied to the upper portion of the stopper, and provided with latches for engaging the said shoulder, the stopper having an extension above the ring which projects laterally so as to contact with the portion of the bottle-neck above the shoulder and thereby serve as a guard for the latches, substantially as shown and described.

5. The combination, with the bottle-neck having an internal shoulder, of a stopper provided at its lower end with a valvev and at its IIO `upper end with means for automatically engaging said shoulder and also with an upper open chamber, and a sealing-cork adapted for insertion in the said chamber and the mouth of the bottle-neck, substantially asv shown and described.

6. Tliecombination, withthe bottle-neck,

`having an internalV shoulder, anda stopper provided with means for automaticallyV engaging said shoulder, and holding the stopper permanently in place, of aweighted iiapvalve, and a valve-seat held in the lower portion of the stopper, and a coil-spring applied to the hinge of -the valve and adapted to hold .the same normally seated, substantially as ing, anda weighted valve provided with correspo ndin g packing," and a coil-sprin g adapted for holding the valve normally seated, substantially as shown and described.

8."TheA combination, with a bottle-neck,

valve attached, and packing applied between such' seat and the stopper-chamber and extending around' the lower edge of the latter and interposed between it and the bottleneck, substantially as shown and described. 9. The improved stopper comprising an upper chambered portion, a lower chambered portion, and an intermediate connecting-tube having a zigzag form, the said parts being constructed integral, substantially as specied.

10. The improved stopper comprising-an upper portion adapted for attachment of locking devices, a lower portion adapted for attachment of a valve, and the intermediate portion consisting of a zigzag tube, substantially as shown and described.

11. The improved stopper for non-relillable bottles the same comprising an upper portion having devices for locking the stopper in a bottle-neck, a lower portion having a valve adapted to normally seat itself `as described, and a connecting-tube having an angular form as and for the purpose specified.

.f 12. The combination of the valved stopper having latches at its upper end, with a bottle-neck having an internal shoulder with which said latches engage, and an exterior groove adjacent to the internal shoulder, as and for the purpose specified.

WILLIAM E. JOHNSON. 

